limitless supply (of); inexhaustible
trad. 取之不盡，用之不竭
Also written 取之不盡，用之不竭【qǔ zhī bù jìn , yòng zhī bù jié】
Characters in this word
6取
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to take, to get, to choose, to fetch
- Pinyin
- qǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3148 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
尽
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to the greatest extent, (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme, to be within the limits of, to give priority to
- Pinyin
- jǐn
- Traditional
- 儘
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2396 of 2500
用
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to use; to make use of; to employ, (coverb) with; using, to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions), usefulness; utility, (bound form) expense; outlay, (courteous) to eat; to drink, (literary) hence; therefore
- Pinyin
- yòng
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 135 of 2500
竭
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to exhaust
- Pinyin
- jié
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 21987 of 2500